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Pangbourne Twinning Assoc. French Film Night - 'Coco Before Chanel'
Coco Before Chanel (2009)
A film by Anne Fontaine.
The story of the early life of later fashion icon, Coco Chanel, an orphan raised in a convent, who learned to become a seamstress and sang in backstreet bars to earn a living.
An affair with a rich gentleman took her into a different world, and she attracted attention for her unique and elegant style in a time of flamboyance and excess, not to mention the controversial affair which shattered the conventions of her society, and threatened to destroy her.
‘Moving, fascinating and incredibly chic…a must see’ – Grazia.
This stylish films stars Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain and Emmanuelle Devos.
Duration 106 minutes, with English subtitles.
BBFC classification 12 (moderate sex references).
£7 per person - pay on door. Doors open 6.45pm, film screened at 7.30pm. Drinks available.
Pangbourne Village Hall, Pangbourne, Berkshire RG8 7AN
Sun 24 November